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Two new VIEW Clubs!






                                Guests at the Yerrabi
                              VIEW Club inauguration.


















                                                     Leopold VIEW Club committee
                                                     members with Marg Woodhouse
                                                     at the inauguration event.


        Leopold VIEW Club (VIC)

              fter 13 busy months of        nearby Leopold Primary School. Proud   “Our main goal now is to watch our club
              recruitment, promotion and    teachers and parents willingly gave up a   grow into a self-sustaining group. We all
        A connecting with the local         pupil free day to attend the celebration,   want to leave the world a better place,
        community, Leopold VIEW Club, located   laden with buckets and drumsticks for   which we can achieve through VIEW, by
        on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria,   the children. Thanks to efforts made by   supporting children in need, one child at
        was inaugurated on 14 March. This is the   Leopold VIEW Club’s committee to build   a time,” Linda says.
        fifth club within a small radius of each   positive connections within their local
        other.                                                                  “We also want our club to be a safe place
                                            community the club is already earning   for the women involved, a place where
        The Smith Family’s General Manager for   much respect in the area.      they can grow and nurture friendships,
        Victoria, Anton Leschen joined Alison                                   extend their interests and use their
        Marchant, Member for Bellarine and   Linda Morse, Leopold VIEW’s founding   accumulated life skills and experiences
        Jim Mason AM, City of Greater Geelong   President says reaching this exciting   while working to raise funds to support
        Councillor to congratulate the new   stage was a “concerted team effort”   children in need.”
        Leopold VIEW members. Guests also   by the club’s inaugural committee,
        enjoyed an enthusiastic drumming and   with support from other VIEW Clubs   Congratulations and a warm welcome
        singing performance by The Charlie   in the area and the Victorian VIEW   to all the new VIEW members of Yerrabi
        Buckets and Oxygen Choir, from the   Development Team.                  and Leopold VIEW Clubs!


                                               Have you booked your spot at the 2023 VIEW
                                                  National Convention in Hobart in September?


                                                      For the first time ever, VIEW National Convention is heading to Hobart!
                                                        Hobart VIEW Club members have been working hard to create  a
                                                         Convention no-one will forget.
                                                          Enjoy walking or bus tours of the city to see the sights, visit the famous
                                                          Salamanca Market, take a ferry ride or enjoy a Pennicott’s wilderness tour.
                                                          For those who are planning to stay longer and spend time travelling
                                                         about Tasmania, there are wineries to visit, beautiful wilderness
                                                        areas such as Strahan to enjoy, historical sights to lose yourself in, and
                                                       magnificent beaches to stroll along.
                                                     Visit view.org.au/events/national-convention-2023 for all the details
                                                  and how to register.


                                              56th VIEW National Convention    |    Hobart    |    8-10 September 2023

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